Frankfurt
am MainNikolaikirche
Church of St. NikolaiRoemerbergViews
of the Old City of Frankfurt am Main before the WarsAnsichten der Altstadt von Frankfurt am Main.

St. Nikolai
ChurchNikolaikirche

St.
Nikolai, the "Saturday Hill" and the Cathedral
Nikolaikirche, Samstagsberg & Dom
1915

Dedicated to St.
Nikolai (Nicholas) patron saint of boatmen. The church was built in 1290
to replace the court chapel in the Saalhof.
Extensive renovations in the mid 1400s gave the church its present high tower
and steep roof. During the late middle ages, a trumpeter was stationed
in the tower and greeted arriving boats with a blast of his horn. The
gallery with balustrade and projecting platforms was used by dignitaries
as a viewing point for the tournaments, plays and imperial coronations that
took place in the Roemerberg below.